| DBC | dibencozide; distal balloon catheter; dye-binding capacity |
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| DC | daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; Dental Corps; deoxych... |
| DL | danger list; De Lee [catheter]; deep lobe; developmental level; difference limen; diffusion lung [ca... |
| DLC | Dental Laboratory Conference; differential leukocyte count; dual-lumen catheter |
| EBC | esophageal balloon catheter |
| olive-tipped catheter | A ureteral catheter with an olive-shaped tip, used to dilate a constricted ureteral orifice; larger sizes are also used for dilating or calibrating urethral strictures. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| elbowed catheter | A catheter with an angular bend near the beak; used to rise over prostatic obstruction. Synonym: catheter coude, prostatic catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| electrode catheter ablation | A method of ablating the site of origin of arrhythmias whereby high energy electric shocks are delivered by intravascular catheters. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eustachian catheter | A catheter used for catheterization of the middle ear through the eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| two-way catheter | A catheter with two lumens, allowing irrigation and aspiration. Synonym: two-way catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female catheter | A short, nearly straight catheter for passage into the female bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fogarty catheter | A catheter with an inflatable balloon near its tip; used to remove arterial emboli and thrombi from major veins (e.g., iliofemoral) and to remove stones from the biliary ducts. Synonym: balloon-tip catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Foley catheter | <equipment> Flexible plastic tube inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage. (12 Nov 1997) |